Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called to confront antisemitism "wherever it appears," including at "international forums like the ICC" in an X/Twitter post commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday.

Simcha Pasko reports on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which this year marks 80 years since Auschwitz-Birkenau’s liberation, as global antisemitism continues to rise. Survivors, dignitaries, and leaders honored the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust, with only 50 survivors attending this year compared to 300 at the 70th anniversary.

Musk, who has openly supported far-right movements, has faced backlash for downplaying Nazi history and making inflammatory remarks. His appearance at the AfD rally came days before the Auschwitz liberation anniversary and amid rising political support for the party, which denies extremism while rejecting Holocaust responsibility.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Elon Musk was being “falsely smeared” over a viral video of the Tesla CEO performing what many have said was a Nazi salute during a

"Elon is a great friend of Israel," Netanyahu wrote, adding that Musk had visited Israel following the October 7 massacre.

In a post on social media, Netanyahu said that Musk is being “falsely smeared” and suggested that Musk’s support of Israel is proof that he isn’t antisemitic — even as numerous Jewish and anti-hate groups and observers have said that Musk’s now-infamous salute was clearly a Nazi salute.

On January 27 2025, political dignitaries and Holocaust survivors will gather in Oswiecim (Auschwitz) in Poland. They will attend the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps by the Red Army.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended Elon Musk after media outlets described a gesture that the Tesla CEO made at President Trump’s inauguration rally as a Nazi salute.

The Anti-Defamation League’s Jonathan Greenblatt blasted Musk’s Nazi jokes after downplaying his hand gesture.

In addition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Anti-Defamation League, a leading antisemitism watchdog, also defended Elon Musk this week.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday defended Elon Musk amid ... However, the Anti-Defamation League, a leading antisemitism watchdog, later described the motion as an “awkward gesture" and urged people to "give ...

After the Israeli prime minister defended Musk following controversy over a gesture at a Trump rally, the tech executive wrote a tweet full of Nazi-related wordplay.